Young Offenders: Injuries

Rudi Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what injuries were incurred by boys held in  (a) Ashford,  (b) Brinsford and  (c) Castington Young Offenders Institution following use of control and restraint in each month in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007.

Maria Eagle: The information for Ashfield, Brinsford and Castington is set out in the following table and relates to the period until the end of October 2007. The collation of this statistical data commenced at Brinsford in January 2007 and is not available prior to this date. It should be noted that Castington record the incidents in some detail and that the incidents marked with an asterisks were subsequent to fights between young people, and that it is likely that the injuries were sustained in the fights rather than during restraint. The incidents are recorded nonetheless.
	
		
			  Establishment  Ashfield  Brinsford  Castington 
			 January 2006   Nose bleed. 
			 February 2006 1 - sprained ankle  Nose bleed and pain in wrist (L) 
			  6 — file archived  Graze to R eyebrow and cut lip* 
			Marks to neck and upper body* 
			Scratch to nose* 
			Pain in R thumb joint* 
			Marks to face* 
			Pain to L wrist and thumb* 
			 March2006 8 - file archived  Scratch to cheek 
			 April 2006 5 - file archived  Graze to knee* 
			 May 2006 4 - file archived  Redness to wrist 
			  1 - sprained wrist  Cut lip 
			  1 - scratched back  Bruised knuckle* 
			  1-scratched left forearm  Redness to wrist 
			  1 - tender left wrist   
			 June 2006 1 - scratched finger   
			  1 - redness to back of hand   
			  1 - file archived   
			  1 - self-harmed after C and R   
			  1 - swelling left wrist   
			  1 - redness to neck   
			 July 2006 1 - redness to wrist  Red mark to rib cage* 
			  1 - file archived  Red mark to cheek* 
			  1 - redness to wrist  Nose bleed 
			 August 2006 1 redness to wrist  Cut to L temple 
			  1 - file archived  Bite mark on chin* 
			  1 - redness to wrist  Bloody mouth* 
			Bloody mouth* 
			Swelling to R knuckle 
			Swelling to R knuckle* 
			Swelling to R knuckle* 
			 May 2006 4 - file archived  Redness to wrist 
			  1 - sprained wrist  Cut lip 
			  1 - scratched back  Bruised knuckle* 
			  1 - scratched left forearm  Redness to wrist 
			  1 - tender left wrist   
			 September 2006 1 - red marks on wrist and elbow  Bruised nose* 
			  1 - file archived  Swollen thumb 
			  1 - bruised elbow  Graze to nose and forehead. 
			Bruise to left cheek 
			Graze to nose. 
			Abrasion to L shoulder* 
			Graze to L shoulder 
			 October 2006 1 - red marks to neck   
			  1 - cut to left forearm   
			 November 2006 1 - back pain  Swelling to left eye 
			  1 - fracture ulna/radius  Swollen left thumb 
			  1 - swollen hand   
			  1 - swelling on thigh   
			  1 - red wrist   
			 December 2006 1 - bruise on neck  Bruise to face* 
			  1 - dizziness   
			 January 2007 1 - swelling under eye/red marks to both wrists Nil  
			 February 2007 1 - sore left ear/bruised Nil Cut lip* 
			  1 - handcuff marks to both wrists  Bruise to hand* 
			 March 2007  Small cut to head ( required suture) Fractured wrist 
			 April 2007  Nil Swollen left cheek 
			Swelling to left knee* 
			 May 2007 4 - grazes to face Nil  
			 June 2007  Graze to forehead Cut lip 
			Swelling above left eye* 
			 July 2007  Nil Sore wrist 
			Sore wrist 
			Graze to face* 
			 August 2007 1 - right side of head painful/complaining of neck pain Nil Graze to forehead 
			  1 - cuff marks noted to both wrists   
			 September 2007 1 - red marks to wrist Minor injury to forehead Sore wrist Painful elbow 
			  1 - scratch to upper body   
			  1 - bruising to upper arms/red arms   
			  1 - sprain to both wrists   
			 October 2007  Minor scratches Painful shoulder 
			Swollen hand* 
			 November 2007
			 December 2007